Saturday, November 20, 2010

How do you change staked in u-joints?

I have a 97 GMC Sonoma with staked in U-joints.How do I rebuild the drive shaft?I don't have $350.00 to replace the whole shaft.How do you change staked in u-joints?
Most of the older cars with staked u-joints were actually held in with plastic that was injected in. Could heat these with a torch and melt it out or have used a press.Might have to use a press either way. New u-joints came with locking rings that held the joints in.

Have not worked on these later models, may or may not be the same.

Hope this helps some.